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Getty Images [Editor’s note: On Thursday, lawyers Lisa Banks and Debra Katz sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the current allegations of sexual harassment against the Washington Football Team. The full text of the letter, as posted on Twitter, appears below.] We represent...

Getty Images Alex Smith‘s return to practice has added some intrigue to Washington head coach Ron Rivera’s decision about this year’s starting quarterback and Rivera wasn’t in the mood to share when he’ll make that call during a Friday videoconference with reporters. Rivera was asked if he has...

Getty Images Former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice has been arraigned on the criminal charges that led to his release from the team earlier this month. Justin Jouvenal of the Washington Post reports that Guice was arraigned on strangulation, assault and battery and...

Getty Images Washington owner Daniel Snyder continues to pursue a defamation case in India. As part of that process, he continues to pursue through a federal action in Virginia information that will assist the pursuit of the India case. In his latest filing, Snyder comes closer than ever to...

Getty Images The NFL has only four minority coaches. Two of those — Anthony Lynn of the Chargers and Ron Rivera of Washington — canceled practice Thursday in light of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the outcry that has followed. The Dolphins, who have Brian Flores as their head coach...

Getty Images The NFL has chosen not to hire an independent lawyer to investigate the situation in Washington, deferring instead to the lawyer hired by the team to investigate itself. The NFL is hearing about that decision, internally and externally. The Washington Post reports that, on...

Getty Images The number of NFL teams who have decided not to practice on Thursday continues to grow. The Broncos are the latest team to join the list. According to multiple reports, the decision came after a morning spent meeting about issues like racial inequality, police brutality and social...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team has canceled a FedEx Field practice set for Thursday. “Jason Wright and I worked this afternoon to develop a response that has the right balance between the business of football and being truly thoughtful about the social injustice we witnessed with...

Getty Images With 40 former employees, and possibly counting, claiming that they experienced sexual harassment while working for the Washington Football Team, an important question arises: When will one or more current or former employees file a civil lawsuit against the team? It’s undoubtedly...

Getty Images The list of teams officially canceling practice on Thursday has grown to three. Per multiple reports, the Jets will not practice today, joining Washington and the Colts. More teams undoubtedly will follow a trend that began two days ago with the Lions canceling practice, two days...

Getty Images The Bears have joined several other NFL teams in altering their practice schedule on Thursday. Practice was set to begin at 9:20 a.m. CT, but the team informed media members that they would not be taking the field at that time. As a result, media members who were at Halas Hall for...

Getty Images Daniel Snyder’s stay on Twitter could be short. His remaining tenure as owner of the Washington Football Team could be even shorter. The Washington Post, which reported last month that 15 former female employees contend that they were sexually harassed while working for the team...

Getty Images When allegations of workplace misconduct first emerged last month regarding the Washington Football Team, the league office deferred to the investigation that Washington had launched of its own business practices. This time around, the league must get directly involved. “These...

Getty Images Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder is denying a Washington Post report that accuses Snyder of inappropriate conduct regarding the team’s cheerleaders. “The Washington Post article reads like a ‘hit job’ relying on unnamed sources and allegations that are largely ten to...

Getty Images The first paragraph of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s statement regarding the latest report from the Washington Post regarding 40 allegations (and counting) of sexual harassment in the Washington Football Team organization, a report that includes two specific allegations involving...

Getty Images Washington pass rusher Chase Young hasn’t done much in training camp, as a hip injury has limited him. He acknowledged that’s bugging him. “It’s definitely frustrating,” Young said, via the Washington Post. “But I got to roll with the punches. Right now, my biggest focus is just...

Getty Images Several NFL owners have Twitter accounts. Another one has recently joined the social-media fray. Washington owner Daniel Snyder now has an account. However, his tweets are protected; any effort to follow his account and to see his tweets must first be approved by him. The move...

Getty Images The Ravens were hoping to have fans at M&T Bank Stadium when the open the season against the Browns on September 13, but that won’t be the case. The team announced on Monday that they will not have any fans in attendance for the “initial part” of the 2020 season. There’s no word...

USA TODAY Sports Washington quarterback Alex Smith is practicing with the team, but he’s not yet participating in 11-on-11 drills. That could change soon. “Well, we’ll see,” coach Ron Rivera recently told reporters. “I don’t know if you guys saw [on Sunday], but there was a breakdown in the...

Getty Images Cody Latimer has been bounced by Washington without ever practicing with the Football Team. Washington cut Latimer, who is on the commissioner’s exempt list, today. Latimer was arrested in May on suspicion of assault and illegal discharge of a gun. Cutting him is another...